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त्रिया का सृजन

My rendezvous with poetry began at home as a child. My father would recite and translate the Gurbani hymns for me so that I could understand them and enjoy their beauty and depth of thought. They silently paved my way into the realms of ‘Satori’.

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Years after, I stumbled upon haikai literature when my daughter, Ustat, at the Katha Festival – National Writers’ Workshop was mentored in this genre of poetry by Kala Ramesh, a renowned haijin, editor, curator and the founder of Triveni Haikai India. Reading the haiku verses from her collection, beyond the horizon, beyond, I was transported to the couplets of the Sufi poets. Her poems resonated with me deeply and I knew that this is what I need to learn. Soon after, I joined TRIVENI, the haiku group and enrolled myself in the haiku and tanka workshop by Kala. My deepest gratitude to Kala for holding my hand and walking me through this reflective and enlivening journey.

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In 2019, I started sending my work to international haiku journals. Laced with simplicity and makoto (truth), this genre gave me the eye to look at the world around me from a fresh perspective. In past three years, I found that Triveni Haikai India - the Indian haiku community is rich, brimming with talent and has made its presence felt in the world of haikai literature, but Indian haiku poets who write Hindi Language Haiku are very few. Thus Triya was born! It will be our constant endeavor that team Triya translates the English Language Haiku and reaches out to Hindi readers. We at Triya also welcome haiku enthusiasts who originally write in Hindi.